Senate Paves Way to Settle Libya Suits

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WASHINGTON -- Congress on Thursday approved legislation that will allow the State Department to settle all remaining lawsuits against Libya by U.S. terrorism victims.

The bill paves the way for healing the last rifts between the U.S. and Libya but only after the country fully compensates Americans harmed in Libyan-sponsored attacks, including the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland and the 1986 bombing of the La Belle discotheque in Berlin.

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Senate Paves Way to Settle Libya Suits

The Senate passed the measure without objection Thursday. The House followed suit later in the day, sending it to President Bush, who is expected to sign it.

It creates a new fund to compensate...

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